User:MtBotany/sandbord
Plant species in the veronica family
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| South side of the Bridger Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. nitidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon nitidus | |
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Description
Taxonomy
In 1846 the botanist George Bentham scientifically described a new species in the genus Penstemon which he named Penstemon nitidus, attributing the species to David Douglas.[1] The type specimen was collected by Douglas in an area he named the "Red Deer and Eagle Hills" near the Saskatchewan River.[4] The species is classified with its genus in the Plantaginaceae family and has two accepted varieties.[1]
Besides its accepted varieties it has another variety and two subspecies that are synonyms.[2]
| Name | Year | Rank | Synonym of: | Notes |
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| Penstemon nitidus var. major Benth. | 1846 | variety | var. nitidus | = het. |
| Penstemon nitidus subsp. polyphyllus Pennell | 1942 | subspecies | var. polyphyllus | ≡ hom. |
| Penstemon nitidus subsp. typicus Pennell | 1942 | subspecies | P. nitidus | ≡ hom., not validly publ. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | ||||
Names
The species name,, nitidus, means "shining" or "handsome" in Botanical Latin.[7] Penstemon nitidus is known by the group of related common names waxleaf penstemon,[8] wax-leaved penstemon,[9] waxleaf beardtongue,[10] or wax-leaved beardtongue.[3] It is also sometimes known as the shining penstemon.[9]
